77 percent of Americans don't want Christmas before Thanskgiving

SOASTA Inc. just took a survey of over 2,000 adults across America, and the results are in.

Americans to Stores AGAIN: Don’t Decorate for Christmas Before Thanksgiving

From the site:

"81% of American adults think stores should not play Christmas music before Thanksgiving"

"77% of American adults think stores shouldn't put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving"

WOW.

They even did the same study last year with similar results!

America to Stores: Don’t Decorate for Christmas until After Thanksgiving

"78% of us don’t want stores to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving"

"75% think stores shouldn’t put up Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving"

Turkey Sauna

Go on turkey, check out this cool "SAUNA"!



Cartoon text:
ALRIGHT!
Who's the wise guy that told me this was the sauna?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From over at: myspacegraphicsandanimations.com

Where's that Turkey?

I know the wife bought a turkey. But where on earth did she put the bird?


Funny Thanksgiving comic from over at: www.guy-sports.com/humor/christmas/thanksgiving_turkey.htm

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts

Want a festive Thanksgiving holiday pastry with your coffee in the morning?

Then go check out the new Frosted Pumpkin Pie flavored Pop Tarts!

Pop Tarts - Frosted Pumpkin Pie

The Thanksgiving Game

Have some fun this Thanksgiving, and try out the Thanksgiving Game!

Years ago someone came up with a fun game for their family to play,
and now it's available as a game for other people to buy.

Check it out! The Thanksgiving Game

Pinterest is for the birds

The turkey bird is gobbling on over to Pinterest to post some fun recipes and decorations for Thanskgiving!
Come on over and check out our boards!

pinterest.com/RespectTurkey

Thanksgiving Donuts at Zucker Bakery in NYC

If you're in NYC this Thanksgiving, stop by Zucker bakery for a new treat!

They've come up with a new Thanksgiving themed donut, featuring multiple flavors:

• Spiced pumpkin donuts with turkey and gravy filling
• Spiced pumpkin donuts with turkey and cranberry filling
• Spiced pumpkin donuts with cranberry sauce filling
• Sweet potato donuts with toasted marshmallow cream filling

Wow!


Apparently their inspiration was because donuts are a traditional Hanukkah treat,
and for the first time in over 100 years Thanksgiving (Nov 28) will be happening during Hanukkah. (Nov 27 - Dec 5).
They're calling it Thanksgivukkah!

The donuts sure sound tasty, so if you're in New York stop by and try one!

For more details, check out their website at zuckerbakery.com.

Hoops and Yoyo Thanksgiving

Have some Thanksgiving fun and games with the Hallmark crazy characters Hoops and Yoyo!

Hallmark - Free Thanksgiving games and activities from hoops & yoyo

Respect the Reddit

Are you a redditor?



Come visit us over on reddit, with our very own Respect The Turkey subreddit
where you can share your own links or comments about respecting the Thanksgiving holiday,
no Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving, and just general turkey love!

/r/RespectTheTurkey

Or find us through one of our other social media outlets:

- Facebook: facebook.com/RespectTheTurkey

- Twitter: @RespectTurkey

- Cafe Press Store: CafePress.com/RespectTheTurkey

Shopping on Thanksgiving?

It's not enough for some stores that have to put out their Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving,
now several stores have said they will start their big Christmas shopping sales on Thanksgiving night!

Both JC Penny and Macy's have said they'll open shopping the evening of Thanksgiving at 8:00 PM!
PopSugar - Will You Skip Thanksgiving Dinner To Go Shopping?

Toys R Us has said they'll be open in the afternoon on Thanksgiving.
Business Insider - Toys R Us Will Open At 5 PM On Thanksgiving And People Are Freaking Out

Kmart and Sears are also expected to be open on Thanksgiving day.
NBC Bay Area - Kmart, Sears to Open on Thanksgiving Day, Stay Open All Night

Jerky Turkey

Back in 1945 MGM and Tex Avery made a goofy cartoon about a pilgrim chasing around a turkey.

It was called Jerky Turkey!


Happy Thanskgiving!

Birds of a Feather

It's good to know that the fight to save Thanksgiving has many supporters.

Respect the Turkey isn't alone in the fight to keep the holiday alive.

We've added a new section on the side bar called Birds of a Feather for other websites or facebook pages dedicated to the Thanksgiving holiday.

If we missed your Thanksgiving site, let us know!

Check out our fellow supporters of Thanksgiving!

Respect the Bird

facebook: No Christmas Before Thanksgiving

facebook: Occupy Thanksgiving

facebook: Say No to Shopping on Thanksgiving

facebook: Thanksgiving (group 1)

facebook: Thanksgiving (group 2)

Turkey sun tan!

These turkeys are roasting themselves!



Cartoon text:
You'd better get out of the sun, Ralph... Looks like you're done.

From over at: archshrk.com

Turkey Trot

Stuffed full of stuffing and want to lose that turkey fat?

Lots of big cities have races on Turkey day, usually called the Turkey Trot.

Check out our list, and hit us up on Twitter or Facebook if we missed your race!


Dana Point, CA - turkeytrot.com/expo-info

San Francisco, CA - www.turkeytrailtrot.com/2013

Silicon Valley, CA - svturkeytrot.com/race-info

Palm Beach, FL - www.palmbeachunitedway.org/2013TurkeyTrot

Tampa Bay, FL - www.tampabay.com/marketing/turkey-trot.page

Tallahasee, FL - tallyturkeytrot.com

Chicago, IL - www.turkeyday-5k.com/page/show/552422-chicago

Naperville, IL - napervilleturkeytrot.com

Detroit, MI - theparade.org/turkeytrot

Buffalo, NY - www.ymcabuffaloniagara.org/turkeytrot.html

Troy, NY - www.troyturkeytrot.com

Columbus, OH - www.columbusturkeytrot.com

Miamisburg OH - orrrcturkeytrot.com

Oakville, ON - rotaryturkeytrot.ca

Pittsburgh, PA - www.terrybishop.com/photobmb/2013-Turkey-Trot-Pittsburgh.html

Houston, TX - turkeytrot.shelteringarms.org

Seattle, WA - seattleturkeytrot.org

Tacoma, WA - www.metroparkstacoma.org/trot

Lady Bug E Cards - Thanksgiving

Some great funny Thanksgiving cards over at www.ladybugecards.com!

Check out their youtube channel as well:
www.youtube.com/user/LadyBugMovieSpoofs

Here's a funny one about a knife and a turkey doing different types of movies:

Turkey Movie - Free Birds

With Halloween over now, it's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!

There's a movie opening November 1st called Free Birds about two turkeys that travel back in time to try and take turkey off the menu for Thanksgiving!

It's got a great cast of characters including Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson and George Takei!

Go check it out!